A We Love Soaps reader, William Joseph Reynolds, has written in to share his feelings about Noah burning his father's purple heart on today's episode of AS THE WORLD TURNS.
I sincerely hope that I was not the only viewer to be thoroughly disgusted, and sickened to my stomach, when I saw Noah burning his father's military memorabilia, including the most revered symbol of our country -- The Purple Heart.
That scene should never have been written, it never should have approved by the network censors and producer, and certainly never should have been filmed. If I had been Jake Silbermann, I would have submitted my instant resignation. Please know, I am not from a 'Blue State,' and, for the most part, do not consider to be a Conservative. I am an American, and I am highly insulted and hurt that a show that I have, literally, grown up with, and have loved wih all my heart, would do such a thing.
The show desecrated the Purple Heart and descrated the memory of those men and women who, deservedly, earned this award. I am sure that the late Santos Ortega (Grandpa Hughes) and Don MacLaughlin (Chris Hughes) are turning in their graves at the sight of the scene. I grew up watching Grandpa Hughes fly our flag on the Hughes' flag pole, and I think each and every viewer deserves a profound apology.
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